Miscarriage or Early Pregnancy Loss: Signs, Symptoms, and Causes
A miscarriage is a pregnancy that ends without intervention, surgery or medication, before the 20th week of pregnancy. Learn the symptoms, signs, and causes.
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Metformin and Pregnancy
Is Metformin a problem during pregnancy?
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How Common Are Miscarriages? Hint: More Than You Think
Miscarriages are common events with a rate of up to 50% in all conceptions, and approximately 15-20% of confirmed pregnancies.
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Pregnancy After Miscarriage
A miscarriage is one of the hardest times a family can face. If you’ve had a miscarriage, your feeling of loss is great, and rightfully so. Miscarriages, or spontaneous abortions, only happen in 10%-25% of pregnancies.
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What is a Miscarriage?
A miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 23-24 weeks of pregnancy, before the fetus becomes viable. The medical term of miscarriage is a "spontaneous abortion."
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Caffeine Consumption and Miscarriage
Drinking coffee and caffeine early in pregnancy may increase your risk of miscarriage and spontaneous abortion.
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When Should I Get Tested After Several Miscarriages
Testing is generally a good idea for what doctors define as recurrent miscarriages.
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Could Radiation from Flying Be Unsafe During Pregnancy?
There is no known risk of radiation or cancer from flying during pregnancy.
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Can a Pap Smear Induce a Miscarriage or Spontaneous Abortion?
Can a Pap smear induce a miscarriage or spontaneous abortion?
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Different Types of Pregnancies
While pregnancy may seem like a simple term, there are different types of pregnancies. Most are a result of physical differences but some are related to multiple egg release, among other reasons.
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Why Does a Miscarriage Occur?
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists estimate up to 25% of pregnancies will end in pregnant miscarriage, but why does pregnant miscarriage occur?
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HIV Positive Teens, Risk of Complications During Pregnancy
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found a correlation between teens and young women and complications during pregnancy.
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Women with Low Zinc and Copper Have More Miscarriages
About 15-percent of women suffer from spontaneous abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for reasons why these spontaneous abortions occur.
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DNA Methylation and Spontaneous Abortion After ART
At the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Nanfang Hospital in the
People's Republic of China, researchers believed there was a possible
link between assisted reproductive technology (ART) and spontaneous
abortion caused by improper DNA methylation.
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Fibroid Removal May Prevent Recurring Miscarriage
Many women with fibroids are told the small growths are harmless, butthat's not what researchers recently reported in the journal HumanReproduction. It appears fibroids growing inside the uterus can cause recurrent miscarriages.
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Outcomes of Infant Exposure to H1N1 Medications
A report published in the AJOG (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)
claims no short-term side effects occurred in infants treated with
oseltamivir or zanamivir during the 2009 flu pandemic in Japan.
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Spontaneous Abortion and Ustekinumab Therapy
Ustekinumab is a medication used for the treatment of plaque psoriasis. Researchers from the Aristotle University Medical School in Greece
believe there could be a connection between the drug and spontaneous
abortion.
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Designer Babies Could be Tested to Perfection
With the development and perfection of genetic testing, every chromosome
in the human body can be tested for faults and defects. This testing
can and does take place while the fetus is in-utero, so what is stopping
couples from aborting a fetus because chromosomal testing reveals an
imperfection?
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New Study on Chromosome Errors in Human Eggs
As many as 60% of a woman's eggs are thought to be defective by errors
in chromosomal division. These errors represent the number-one cause of
infertility.
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Recurrent Miscarriage Pregnancy Loss
What is the cause of recurrent miscarriage and what exams should be done?
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First Trimester Miscarriage
Approximately one in 3-4 known pregnancies are lost within the first trimester to miscarriage. This number is based upon pregnancies that are verified before the miscarriage occurs.
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Different Stages or Types of Miscarriage or Spontaneous Abortion
Miscarriage is often a process and not a single event. There are many different stages or types of miscarriage.
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MTHFR And Miscarriage
MTHFR stands for Methylene-Tetra-Hydro-Folate-Reductase. Some individuals with the homozygous MTHFR mutation have elevated homocysteine levels which equates to a risk factor for blood clots.
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Risk of Flying During Pregnancy and Miscarriage
There is no known increased risk to your pregnancy from flying. Studies have been performed in female flight attendants, and they have not indicated an increase in spontaneous abortions.
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Bleeding/Spotting in Early Pregnancy
Any vaginal bleeding or spotting during pregnancy may be concerning and could mean an increased risk of miscarriage or early or preterm delivery. Spotting during the first three months is often common.
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What Is a Chemical Pregnancy?
A chemical pregnancy happens much more frequently than most people expect, probably up to 30-40% of all pregnancies end up in a chemical pregnancy.
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What Causes A Miscarriage At Six Weeks?
An early miscarriage is one that occurs between 6 and 12 weeks of pregnancy, or in the first trimester of pregnancy. What could cause a miscarriage at 6 weeks?
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Computers and Pregnancy
Can working on computers hurt my baby?
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The Doctor Said I Have a Wall in My Uterus
A walled uterus may sound like an uncommon uterine condition, but there
are actually two main conditions that create a walled effect. These
conditions are called septate uterus and didelphic uterus.
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